One nursing home employee is facing multiple charges after allegedly neglecting a patient in her care.   According to court documents, the employee purportedly failed to notify medical staff that one patient had fallen from bed and potentially sustained injuries.   Documents continue to claim that the employee simply placed the patient back in bed and pretended to be unaware of the fall.   Read More...

A nursing home employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from several patients at the facility.   According to court documents, there are potentially twenty-one affected residents of the suspected exploitation.   An investigation began once one patient realized his or her account was lacking finances.   Read More...

An aide employed at a nursing home facility has been arrested and charged after allegations that he sexually assaulted a patient in his care.   According to court documents, the alleged victim was demented and had Alzheimer’s disease.   Reports state that aide, who was accompanied by an individual who later reported the misconduct to the facility, was abusing the patient verbally and physically.   Read More...

Two nurse aides were immediately fired after an insensitive social media post went viral.   According to a report, the aides were employees at a nursing home facility who regularly cared for senior citizens.   The social media post contained an image of the aides with the caption “might drop your grandma later.”    According to the aides, the caption was a harmless joke which has been copied and re-posted on many forms of social media outlets.   Read More...

A new study has been released concerning nursing home patients’ health after following hospitalization.  According to the study, about 70% of nursing home residents who are admitted to a hospital develop unnecessary health issues upon returning to the nursing home facilities.  Among these health issues include the development of bed sores, infections, and injuries sustained from falls.     “Adverse events are occurring due to transition-related issues, such as being rele...  Read More...

A nursing home facility is receiving public scrutiny after state inspectors found several instances of potential resident abuse and neglect.  According to a police report, one resident at the facility was found with exposed wounds covered in feces that became invested with maggots.  Later at the hospital, the resident’s condition declined and he perished.   Read More...

One nursing home facility is facing repercussions after it seemingly failed to conduct investigations following possible allegations of abuse at the facility. According to a report, inspectors showed up at the facility unannounced to routinely examine the facility’s dementia unit. Safe care, support, and inadequate development regarding complaints were among the deficiencies following the inspection.   Read More...

A resident of a nursing home facility has been arrested following an allegations of sexual assault. According to a report, the alleged victim was a fellow resident living at the same facility as the charged individual. The alleged assault victim was recovering from a stroke that occurred prior to the purported assault.   Read More...

One state is considering a law that would enable a coroner to investigate nursing home deaths under certain circumstances. According to the bill, every death that occurs in a senior living facility would be reported to a coroner. Depending upon certain criteria, such as the decedent’s medical history, the coroner could then determine if an investigation is necessary.   Read More...

An assisted living employee has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault on a disabled resident. According to court documents, the alleged victim was under the defendants care at the assisted living facility. The alleged victim reportedly informed her own family that she had been raped, who reported to authorities.   Read More...